2016/17 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I67.9

Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified

I67.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I67.9. Other international versions of ICD-10 I67.9 may differ.

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

Clinical Information

A disorder resulting from inadequate blood flow in the vessels that supply the brain. Representative examples include cerebrovascular ischemia, cerebral embolism, and cerebral infarction.

A spectrum of pathological conditions of impaired blood flow in the brain. They can involve vessels (arteries; or veins) in the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Major categories include intracranial arteriovenous malformations; brain ischemia; cerebral hemorrhage; and others.

Broad category of disorders of blood flow in the arteries and veins which supply the brain; includes cerebral infarction, brain ischemia, brain hypoxia, intracranial embolism and thrombosis, intracranial arteriovenous malformations, etc; not limited to conditions that affect the cerebrum, but refers to vascular disorders of the entire brain.